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Latest Changes in ITR-1, ITR-2 & ITR-4 for A.Y. 2026-27

Income Tax : The revised ITR forms for AY 2026-27 introduce new tax slabs, expanded ITR eligibility, and enhanced disclosure requirements. Unde...

June 13, 2026 495 Views 0 comment Print

Daily Backup Dilemma: Decoding “Electronic Mode” vs. “Computer System” under Income Tax Act 2025.

Income Tax : The article argues that the daily backup requirement under Rule 46(8) applies only to books maintained in electronic mode, not mer...

June 13, 2026 4194 Views 0 comment Print

Restricted Stock Units Taxation in India: Foreign Tax Credit, Form 67 & Reporting

Income Tax : Judicial authorities have held that Foreign Tax Credit is a substantive right and cannot be denied merely due to procedural delays...

June 13, 2026 378 Views 0 comment Print

Tax Treatment of Cash Credit U/s. 68, 69, 69A, 69B, 69C and 69D

Income Tax : This guide explains how unexplained cash credits under Section 68 and related provisions can attract steep taxation under Section ...

June 13, 2026 193818 Views 1 comment Print

Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) & Alternate Minimum Tax (AMT)

Income Tax : The document outlines how MAT and AMT ensure that companies and eligible non-corporate taxpayers pay a minimum level of income tax...

June 13, 2026 107195 Views 5 comments Print


Latest News


Income Tax Superintendent Caught by CBI in Bribery Case Linked to PAN Deletion

Income Tax : The CBI apprehended an Income Tax Office Superintendent in Odisha after he was allegedly caught accepting a bribe for deleting a d...

June 6, 2026 6094 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Prioritizes Old Appeals as Rising Pendency Requires Urgent Disposal Measures

Income Tax : The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has proposed a priority disposal mechanism for appeals filed up to and including 2022 in respons...

June 5, 2026 249 Views 0 comment Print

Request for Rationalisation and Merger of TDS Return Codes 1023 & 1024

Income Tax : A representation has urged CBDT to merge TDS return codes 1023 and 1024, arguing that both apply to the same contract payments wit...

June 4, 2026 1698 Views 0 comment Print

Reduce CASS 2026 Scrutiny Cases Due to New Income Tax Act Transition Challenges: ITGOA

Income Tax : Association requested CBDT to rationalize CASS 2026 case selection considering the administrative burden caused by implementation ...

May 21, 2026 3804 Views 1 comment Print

Representation for timely release of e-filing utilities for ITR for AY 2026-27

Income Tax : KSCAA requested the CBDT to release e-filing utilities and schemas for AY 2026-27 without delay, stating that pending utilities ar...

May 13, 2026 3978 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Bogus LTCG Addition Sustained as Tribunal Finds Evidence of Fabricated Share Purchase Records

Income Tax : The Delhi ITAT sustained the addition arising from the sale of listed shares after finding discrepancies in purchase records, incl...

June 14, 2026 117 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Lucknow Allows Set-Off of Spouse’s F&O Losses Arising From Gifted Funds

Income Tax : ITAT Lucknow held that derivative losses incurred by a spouse using funds gifted by the assessee can be clubbed and set off under ...

June 14, 2026 504 Views 0 comment Print

JAO Lacked Jurisdiction to Issue Section 148 Notice: Rajasthan HC

Income Tax : While recognising that earlier judgments had invalidated JAO-issued notices, the Court avoided passing orders that would make the ...

June 14, 2026 165 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Directs GP-Based Addition as Jewellery Purchases Formed Part of Sales & Closing Stock

Income Tax : The Delhi ITAT held that where purchases are reflected in accepted sales and closing stock, the entire purchase amount cannot be d...

June 14, 2026 75 Views 0 comment Print

Faceless Reassessment Amounting to Best Judgment Assessment Can Be Remitted by CIT(A)

Income Tax : The Delhi ITAT held that repeated non-compliance with statutory notices transformed the reassessment into a best judgment assessme...

June 14, 2026 63 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


CBDT Issues Complete Income Tax Scrutiny Guidelines for FY 2026-27

Income Tax : The CBDT has identified specific categories of taxpayers whose returns will be compulsorily selected for complete scrutiny during ...

June 7, 2026 47541 Views 1 comment Print

Income-Tax (Amendment) Commencement Ordinance, 2026

Income Tax : The Ordinance exempts interest income and capital gains arising from Government securities for Foreign Institutional Investors and...

June 6, 2026 642 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Notifies Infrastructure Sub-Sectors as Eligible Businesses Under Income Tax Act 2025

Income Tax : The Central Government has specified infrastructure sub-sectors from the Updated Harmonised Master List as eligible businesses und...

June 2, 2026 522 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Approves National Institute of Advanced Studies as Scientific Research Institution  

Income Tax : CBDT has granted scientific research approval under the Income-tax Act, 2025, enabling eligible donations to qualify for tax benef...

May 30, 2026 195 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Approves S. Nijalingappa Sugar Institute for Scientific Research Tax Benefit Eligibility 

Income Tax : CBDT has granted scientific research approval under the Income-tax Act, 2025, allowing eligible donations to qualify for tax benef...

May 30, 2026 159 Views 0 comment Print


CIT cannot deny registration of trust U/s. 12AA by examining activities instead of objects

January 18, 2013 1543 Views 0 comment Print

It would be relevant to mention here that the trust was formed on 11-1-2012, the application for registration under section 12AA was submitted by the appellant on 27-3-2012, i.e., within a period of three months of its creation. The school activities started in June, 2012. The appellant submitted its books of account up to September, 2012 before the Commissioner. The Commissioner, after examining the statement of accounts, for such a short period formed its opinion that the activities of trust were not charitable in nature. The Commissioner did not raise any objection on the objects of the trust. It was premature for the Commissioner to judge the activities of the trust by just glancing through the statement of accounts of the trust of such a short period.

No advance tax & Interest Payable on Commission treated as salary by AO

January 18, 2013 1880 Views 0 comment Print

It is the contention of the assessee that since the income earned by him from M/s Vijaya Diagnostic Centre Pvt. Limited has been treated as salary, the assessee is not obliged under the Act to pay advance-tax as provided u/s 208 of the Act. The assessee has also contended that as per the provisions of section 192 of the Act in case of payment of salary the entire tax payable has to be deducted by the employer at the time of payment of salary.

Clarification Regarding issues Relating to Export of Computer Software- Direct TAX Incentives

January 17, 2013 2144 Views 0 comment Print

The Indian Software Industry has been the beneficiary of direct tax incentives under the provisions like sections 10A, 10AA & 10B of the Income-tax Act, 1961 in respect of their profits derived from the export of computer software.

Tribunal has power to grant unlimited stay of demand

January 17, 2013 1375 Views 0 comment Print

Tribunal has power to extend the period of stay beyond 365 days u/s.254(2A), third proviso, even if the delay in disposing off the appeal is not attributable to the assessee, there may be several other reasons for not disposing of the appeal by the ITAT.

Clarifications on Issues relating to export of computer software – Deduction U/s. 10A, 10AA & 10B

January 17, 2013 5720 Views 0 comment Print

Circular No. 01/2013-Income Tax The CBDT has issued a Circular No. 01/2013 dated 17.01.2013 in which it has provided clarifications on various issues relating to the export of computer software and the allowance of deduction under sections 10A, 10AA and 10B of the Income-tax Act, 1961. Circular Covers the following issues :- 1. Whether Onsite development of Computer software qualifies as as export activity for tax benefit under sections 10A, 10AA, & 10B of the Income Tax Act, 1961

Soon TDS Correction Statement can be filed with Digital Signature only

January 17, 2013 4716 Views 0 comment Print

Vide clause 4 of the notification CBDT has specified that correction statement of tax deducted at source shall be furnished under digital signature or verified through a process in accordance with the procedure, formats, and standards specified by the Director General.

Number of notices that can be issued under section 148

January 17, 2013 1237 Views 0 comment Print

Number of notices that can be issued – If the appellant had already been served with a notice under section 148 and had complied therewith by filing a return, it was entitled to contend that no second notice lay and also to submit that in any event, the second notice was barred by time.

Govt Committed to Moderate Tax Rates, Non- Adversarial Tax Administration & Fair Mechanism for Dispute Resolution – FM

January 17, 2013 1073 Views 0 comment Print

The Finance Minister reiterated the commitment of the Government of India to a stable tax regime, moderate tax rates, non- adversarial tax administration and a fair mechanism for dispute resolution. He added that India has been modernizing its tax administration in a way that will minimize transaction costs and maximize taxpayer convenience, without compromising the deterrence factor.

Lewd remarks- IT Comm asked to undergo psychological tests

January 17, 2013 2704 Views 0 comment Print

An Income Tax Commissioner was Wednesday directed by the Delhi High Court to get himself psychologically assessed for making “lewd” and “scurrilous” statements against female colleagues despite previous warnings.

Diagnostic Centre is not an industrial undertaking u/s. 80-IA

January 17, 2013 3360 Views 0 comment Print

What is important is that the primary activity is not manufacture or processing of goods; the end use product is one capable of use only by one person, for a limited purpose; even the “producer” has no right to disseminate it in any manner, because it is the private property or confidential matter of the patient.

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